Henry Fambrough was the last surviving original member of
the popular R&B vocal group, The Spinners. He managed to live long enough
to enjoy the group’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023,
and he might own the all-time record for continuous participation in a single
group, from its start in 1954 until his retirement last April.
I love much of their work (see below), although I have to
admit that I never liked their duet with Dionne Warwick on “Then Came You” (“Every
time I'm near ya, I get that urge to feel ya” indeed!), and didn’t especially
care for their later disco-lite medley efforts either.
Favorite songs:
How Could I Let You Get Away
I’ll Be Around
One Of A Kind (Love Affair)
It’s A Shame
Living A Little, Laughing A Little
Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
Ghetto Child
Mighty Love - Pt. 1
I’m Coming Home
Rubberband Man
ReplyDeleteThat was also not among my favorites.
DeleteThis week, in recognition of Black History Month, the 60s Satellite Survey played the top 50 Black artists of the 60s, playing the biggest hit from each (according to Billboard). Each artist could only be mentioned one time. The top ten:
ReplyDelete10. Chiffons - Sweet Talking Guy
9. Louie Armstrong - Hello Dolly
8. Supremes - Love Child
7. Otis Redding - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
6. Sly and the Family Stone- Everyday People
5. Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
4. Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through the Grapevine
3. 5th Dimension - Aquarius...
2. Bobby Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin'
1. The Twist - Chubby Checker
Hmm. I had to look at this a couple times. Presumably The Twist was the biggest hit from the Top 50 Black artists of the 60s, rather than Chubby Checker being the #1 artist (which he certainly wasn't, and Bobby Lewis clearly was not the #2 artist).
DeleteYou are correct. The list was the top 50 hits by Black artists, not, as I stated, the top Black artists.
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